Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-02-02
Proceedings of the 14th Workshop on General relativity and Gravitation (JGRG14), Kyoto University, Japan 29 November - 3 Decem
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
latex 21 pages, 11 figures; Invited talk at the 14th international workshop on General relativity and Gravitation, Yukawa Inst
Scientific paper
Properties of Braneworld models of dark energy are reviewed. Braneworld models admit the following interesting possibilities: (i) The effective equation of state can be w < -1 as well as w > -1. In the former case the expansion of the universe is well behaved at all times and the universe does not run into a future `Big Rip' singularity which is usually encountered by Phantom models. (ii) For a class of Braneworld models the acceleration of the universe can be a transient phenomenon. In this case the current acceleration of the universe is sandwiched between two matter dominated epochs. Such a braneworld does not have a horizon in contrast to LCDM and most Quintessence models. (iii) For a specific set of parameter values the universe can either originate from, or end its existence in a Quiescent singularity, at which the density, pressure and Hubble parameter remain finite, while the deceleration parameter and all invariants of the Riemann tensor diverge to infinity within a finite interval of cosmic time. (iv) Braneworld models of dark energy can loiter at high redshifts: $6 \lleq z \lleq 40$. The Hubble parameter decreasesduring the loitering epoch relative to its value in LCDM. As a result the age of the universe at loitering dramatically increases and this is expected to boost the formation of high redshift gravitationally bound systems such as $10^9 M_\odot$ black holes at $z \sim 6$ and lower-mass black holes and/or Population III stars at $z > 10$, whose existence could be problematic within the LCDM scenario. (v) Braneworld models with a time-like extra dimension bounce at early times thereby avoiding the initial `Big Bang singularity'. (vi) Both Inflation and Dark Energy can be successfully unified within a single scheme (Quintessential Inflation).
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